Ahead of Xi's US visit, Jimmy Lai's son urges release of media mogul
Steady2 outlets reported this in 2 reports over 2 days
Wed, 16 September 2026Thu, 17 September 2026
What it is about
Jimmy LaiApple DailyHong KongJimmy Lai Chee-yingUS congressional commissionUS Congressional-Executive Commission on ChinaCECC
Who published it, and when
original reportfirst to report
Channel News Asia
South China Morning Post
16 Sept, 21:29over 20 hours17 Sept, 16:59
How it spread - 2 original reports
Wed, 16 September 2026
1 report- Channel News Asia21:29first to report
Jimmy Lai, the founder of Apple Daily, was sentenced to 20 years in prison under Hong Kong’s national security law.
Thu, 17 September 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post16:59
Hong Kong authorities have hit out at a US congressional commission for colluding with “anti-China politicians” to hold a hearing on jailed former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying and introducing a bill to “intimidate” local national security officials with sanctions. The government issued the condemnation on Thursday night after the US Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) held a hearing the previous day on Lai, founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper. During the hearing,...